Mobile Alabama-ile-: Man Swims Vigorously in Outdoor Pool with Others Watching

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Year1972
Decade1970s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Mobile Alabama-ile-: Man Swims Vigorously in Outdoor... — Clip Details

A man swims vigorously in a sun-drenched outdoor pool, his arms cutting through the water with powerful strokes. Another swimmer floats calmly in the background while a third person watches from the water's edge. An orange metal ladder stands on the left, and red-and-white buoys mark lanes in the foreground. Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this home movie captures a nostalgic summer moment with warm colors, film grain, and a slightly faded quality. The scene evokes classic Americana leisure and vintage family recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125787484

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Not recorded Unidentified (Insufficient evidence for a responsible conclusion.)
Location evidence: No location is recorded for this clip.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing summer recreation, swimming, or informal leisure inserts.
Period detail: The clip may show a 1972 outdoor swimming area with metal pool ladder, lane buoys, bare-backed swimmers, and warm amateur color exposure.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged recreation as swimmers move through the water while another person watches nearby from inside the pool.
What appears in frame: Visible details include dark water, swimmers, splashing arms, an orange metal ladder, lane buoys, a far pool edge, grass, and trees.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, saturated greens and oranges, slight fading, and handheld home-movie framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, summer leisure cutaway, or transition within a sequence about family recreation.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual outdoor swimming and social leisure, but the exact facility, participants, and location are not identified in the frames.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from privacy or publicity rights.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1970s 8mm swimming pool, vintage home movie swimmers, outdoor summer recreation, and amateur film pool ladder.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then confirmed same-year or same-location material, then broader summer recreation and swimming scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm frame showing a swimmer making a splash near an orange metal ladder, with another swimmer farther back. — A swimmer moves through the water near the ladder as another person swims in the background.

1972 8mm frame with a swimmer surfacing in dark water near an orange ladder and another swimmer in the distance. — The swimmer's head and shoulders break the water while splashes spread across the pool.

1972 8mm frame showing one swimmer crossing the foreground while another bare-backed person watches from the water. — One person swims across the frame as another remains upright in the water nearby.

1972 8mm frame of a swimmer creating splashes while another person faces them from the pool water. — A swimmer continues across the pool while another person watches from a short distance.

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